Program & Agenda
5–6 November 2026 · Institute of Technology of Cambodia (ITC), Phnom Penh
ⓘ All research presentations and policy dialogues are held as joint plenary sessions — no parallel paper presentations.
Day 1 — Opening & Research–Practice–Market Dialogues
08:00–08:30
Registration
08:30–09:00
Arrival of Guests of Honor & STEM Fair Visit
09:00–09:45
Opening Ceremony & Group Photo
09:45–10:10
Coffee Break & Exhibition Visit
10:10–10:40
Keynote 1: Research Ecosystem in Cambodian Higher Education
10:40–11:10
Keynote 2: AI and Digital Transformation in Higher Education
11:10–11:30
How the Forum works: research, practice and market at one table
Briefing on the session format and on what the Forum must produce: priorities for the DRI strategic plan on research and postgraduate programmes.
11:30–13:00
Lunch Break
13:00–14:30
Session 1 — AI, Data & Digital Transformation
Selected papers, each answered by a practitioner who applies the work and by an industry or trade partner on demand and commercialisation.
AI & Machine LearningAI in Education & LearningData Science & Digital Transformation
14:30–14:50
Coffee Break
14:50–16:20
Session 2 — Engineering, Energy, Environment & Physical Sciences
Same format: researcher, practitioner and industry respondent for each paper.
Engineering & TechnologyEnvironment, Energy & ClimateMathematics & Physical Sciences
16:20–17:20
Poster Session & STEM Fair
All accepted posters across the ten tracks, alongside the exhibition booths — the widest point of contact between researchers, practitioners and traders.
17:20–17:30
Close of Day 1
Day 2 — Sector Sessions, Strategy & Closing
08:30–08:45
Recap of Day 1
08:45–10:15
Session 3 — Agriculture, Food & Health Sciences
Papers paired with respondents from producers, health services and agri-business.
Agriculture & Food TechnologyHealth & Life Sciences
10:15–10:40
Coffee Break & Exhibition Visit
10:40–12:10
Session 4 — Society, Policy & Research Integrity
Includes research ethics and integrity in the age of AI, with policymaker respondents.
Social Sciences & PolicyResearch Ethics & Integrity in the Age of AI
12:10–13:30
Lunch Break
13:30–15:00
Research–Practice–Market Roundtables
One table per cluster. Each seats researchers, practitioners and industry/trade partners together to answer: what should be researched next, what skills must postgraduate programmes deliver, and what would industry fund or adopt? A rapporteur records each table.
15:00–15:20
Coffee Break
15:20–16:00
Synthesis: Priorities for the DRI Strategic Plan
Rapporteurs report back in plenary. The consolidated priorities become the input document for DRI's strategic plan on research and postgraduate programmes.
16:00–16:30
Keynote 3: Future Directions for Research and AI in Cambodia
16:30–17:00
Awards & Closing Ceremony
Best paper, best poster and best exhibition booth.